Port Adelaide premiership coach Mark Williams says there is “ageism” in the AFL in regards to coaches receiving second chances.
While recycling coaches is a common theme seen in overseas sports, it hasn’t translated to football, something Williams can’t understand.
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“It would be easy to say there is a bit of ageism involved in the whole competition right now,” Williams told SEN Breakfast.
“No one over a certain age gets an opportunity. That certainly doesn’t happen in politics or big business or even the big overseas sporting organisations.
“The AFL is a little different. It’s hard to get in, it’s just how it is.
“To be a premiership coach that’s never got a second opportunity to coach afterwards, it’s always been disappointing for me. That’s the reality of it.”
Williams has been named Werribee’s new coach in the VFL for season 2019.
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